Home is the debut album by husband-and-wife singers Delaney & Bonnie, released on the Stax label (catalog no. STS-2026). Most of the album was recorded at Stax Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, from February to November 1968, with additional overdubs in July 1969, and features many of Stax's house musicians, including Donald "Duck" Dunn, Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, and Isaac Hayes. The album's cover photo shows Delaney and Bonnie with Delaney's grandfather, John Bramlett, in front of the log cabin in Pontotoc, Mississippi, where Delaney grew up. Stax released two singles from the album in the U.S., "It's Been a Long Time Coming" (1969) and "Hard to Say Goodbye" (1970). (The latter was issued to capitalize on the success of Delaney and Bonnie's later recordings for Atco/Atlantic, which once had a partnership with Stax.) "Just Plain Beautiful" b/w "Hard to Say Goodbye" was also issued as a single in the UK in 1969. Home was remastered and re-released by Stax / Universal on CD, including several bonus tracks, in 2006. However, the remaster is in MONO only (although the cover states "AAD/Stereo). All previous vinyl, tape and CD issues were in stereo. The album's two US single A-sides are also included in the Stax compilation box set The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2 – 1968–71.
RELEASE INFO
Artist: Delaney & Bonnie
Label: Craft Recordings
Format: LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Country: US
Label: Craft Recordings
Released: 2019-11-01
Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country, Soul
TRACKLIST
A1 It's Been A Long Time Coming
A2 A Right Now Love
A3 We Can Love
A4 My Baby Specializes
A5 Everybody Loves A Winner
B1 Things Get Better
B2 Just Plain Beautiful
B3 Hard To Say Goodbye
B4 Pour Your Love On Me
B5 Piece Of My Heart